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Biography information for Andrew Bowie

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his news release of 5
November Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment, whether the lifting of
the five-year residency in the UK requirement for applicants who wish to serve in
the armed forces will apply also to citizens of UK Overseas Territories.

<p>British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) have never been subject to the five
year UK residency criteria which has been removed for citizens of Commonwealth member
countries. BOTC have one of six types of British nationality which already makes them
eligible to apply to join the British Armed Forces, and they serve as part of the
British cohort. As at 1 April 2018 there were 130 BOTC serving in the Regular trained
strength of the British Armed Forces.</p><p>However, for security reasons the Armed
Forces continue to have UK residency criteria to ensure the appropriate security standards
which all applicants are required to meet. This will vary depending on the Service
and role being applied for and applications are considered on a case by case basis.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>·
Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system</p><p>· Figures
are rounded to the nearest 10.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) officers and (b)
sailors recruited in each year between 2008 and 2018 are or were (i) graduates and
(ii) undergraduates of the University of Aberdeen.

<p>Identifying higher educational establishments is not mandatory on the application
form to join the Royal Navy. The numbers of Royal Navy entrants who have identified
the University of Aberdeen as one of their educational establishments on their records
are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular
RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular
RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve
RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve
RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular
RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular
RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve
RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve
RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><ol><li>Recruiting years are the same as Financial Years.</li><li>Figures have
been rounded to the nearest 5. Figures of 2 and below are represented by '~', 0 is
represented by '-'</li><li>Figures include all personnel applying where the University
of Aberdeen recorded as one of their educational establishments on their records,
but does not mean they were part of the Aberdeen URNU unit.</li></ol><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications there were to join
the Royal Navy in each year between 2008 and 2018; and how many of those applications
in each of those years were successful.

<p>Applications data were not published as Official Statistics prior to 2014. However,
the number of applicants and entrants to the Naval Service, from 2014 onwards, is
published in the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756686/1Oct_2018-_SPS.xlsx</p><p>Table
9a shows the number of applications and tables 5a and 7b show the intake to the Regulars
and Reserves.</p>

<p>The Armed Forces recruit nationally and do not have a specific policy of increasing
recruitment from particular areas. The geographic footprint of Armed Forces Career
Offices across the UK is complemented by dedicated call centres and online recruiting
operations, ensuring that members of rural or isolated communities have the same opportunity
to join the Armed Forces as anyone else. In addition, the Services conduct outreach
engagement programmes across the whole of the UK, delivering events such as career
fairs, tactical campaigns and roadshows, supported by web-based information services
and social media campaigns.</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>

<p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each
University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial
year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017
could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running
costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY
2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales
UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks
OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p>